TicketsCINCINNATI – With its third game in six days, University of Cincinnati women's basketball will welcome the Miami (OH) Redhawks to Saint Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center for a 2 p.m. tipoff on Saturday. Admission to the game will be free of charge as part of the Experience UC initiative.
// EXPERIENCE UC
The Bearcats' 2017-18 campaign will, again, be part of the Experience UC initiative which offers free admission to home games. Groups interested in attending can contact Assistant Director of Marketing & Branding Deborah Dixon at dixond9@ucmail.uc.edu for more information.
// TEMPORARY HOME(S)
Due to the current, $87-million renovation of Fifth Third Arena, the Bearcats will play all home contests off campus this year. In the regular season, UC will play two games at Cincinnati State – the Nov. 13 home opener against Slippery Rock and the Nov. 27 meeting with St. Francis (Pa.) – with the remaining games played at St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (SUA).
// STUDENT SHUTTLE
UC students are invited to enjoy a free bus ride to the game as well as free pizza. The bus will depart from the Bearcat statue on campus at 1 p.m. Free student shuttles to home UC women's basketball games will continue throughout the season.
// GAME PROMOTIONS
At the Wear White game, fans will have the opportunity to get autographs from the Bearcats following the contest as part of Signature Saturday. In addition, fans will have the chance to purchase tickets for the Dec. 17 home game against intrastate rival Ohio State for $10.
// GOING LIVE
Aside from the Dec. 17 game against Ohio State on ESPN2 and the Feb. 17 game versus Tulsa on the American Digital Network, all home games in 2017-18 will be streamed live on BearcatsTV free of charge. The link to the live stream can be found on the women's basketball schedule page. On the same page, links to live statistics can also be found.
// THE SERIES
Saturday's matchup will be the 35th all-time meeting between the two teams. In its sixth-longest all-time rivalry, UC trails MU, 16-18, while the series is tied, 7-7, in games played in Cincinnati. The Bearcats are 2-3 in the last five matchups against the Redhawks including a 49-43 win last season in Oxford, Ohio. In the victory, forward Shanice Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara/Monroe CC) recorded her second-consecutive double-double with 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. UC fell short in the last meeting in Cincinnati, a 65-56 decision on Jan. 2, 2011.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-1) defeated the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, 82-43, on Wednesday night at SUA.
Playing its first of 16 home games this season at SUA, UC used a 22-0 run from the 1:56 mark of the first quarter to the 4:18 mark of the second to take control of the game with a 36-15 advantage. Armed with a 44-19 halftime lead, the closest the Red & Black would let the visitors get was 22 points late in the third quarter. A 16-0 UC streak over the bulk of the final period pushed UC's advantage to more than 40 points late as the home team cruised to victory.
All 13 Bearcats who saw action in the game scored, led by sophomore guard Antoinette Miller's (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) career-high-tying 16 points. Freshman forward Iimar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) notched UC's first double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
True freshman Thomas has been impressive early on. Through three games, the 17-year-old is averaging team bests of 17.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest in only 23.7 minutes a game. Her 75-percent field goal percentage is tops in the American Athletic Conference while her points per game average ranks 11th.
After becoming the 26th member of UC women's basketball's 1,000-point club last season, senior guard Ana Owens (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) continues her climb up the all-time scoring list. Her 1,151 total career points currently ranks 18th all-time. She is on pace to break into the top 10 before the season's end.
Following just missing recording her 14th career double-double on Monday against Sliipery Rock with nine points and nine rebounds, Johnson is poised for a big senior season. Her 13 double-doubles last season ranked among the top 25 in the nation. The forward began last year with double-doubles in four of the first five games of the season.
The Bearcats have been dominant in the paint already in 2017-18 with 126 points over the first three games, a 42 points-a-contest average. UC scored 38 at ETSU on Nov. 10 and followed with 44 against both Slippery Rock on Monday and Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday. Along with that, the Red & Black is shooting an efficient 52.9-percent from the field with an average of approximately 57 shot attempts per contest. The Bearcats' shooting percentage is best in The American, while their 81.3 points per game ranks second. UC is also getting it done on the defensive end with 30.6-percent field goal percentage defense which is second-best in the league.
// SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
MU (1-1) is fresh off a 75-66 loss at Purdue on Wednesday. In the defeat, the Redhawks were led by 22 points from sophomore guard Lauren Dickerson, while junior guard/forward Kendall McCoy added 16 points and sophomore forward Savannah Kluesner scored 12.
Miami opened the season with a 91-64 home demolition of Detroit inside Millett Hall.
On the year, Dickerson averages a team-best 24.0 points a contest, while Kluesner and McCoy add 16.0 and 11.0 per, respectively.
The Redhawks are led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy who spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan.
In the preseason, UM was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division, while Dickerson was an All-MAC East Division Team selection.
// EXPERIENCE UC
The Bearcats' 2017-18 campaign will, again, be part of the Experience UC initiative which offers free admission to home games. Groups interested in attending can contact Assistant Director of Marketing & Branding Deborah Dixon at dixond9@ucmail.uc.edu for more information.
// TEMPORARY HOME(S)
Due to the current, $87-million renovation of Fifth Third Arena, the Bearcats will play all home contests off campus this year. In the regular season, UC will play two games at Cincinnati State – the Nov. 13 home opener against Slippery Rock and the Nov. 27 meeting with St. Francis (Pa.) – with the remaining games played at St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (SUA).
// STUDENT SHUTTLE
UC students are invited to enjoy a free bus ride to the game as well as free pizza. The bus will depart from the Bearcat statue on campus at 1 p.m. Free student shuttles to home UC women's basketball games will continue throughout the season.
// GAME PROMOTIONS
At the Wear White game, fans will have the opportunity to get autographs from the Bearcats following the contest as part of Signature Saturday. In addition, fans will have the chance to purchase tickets for the Dec. 17 home game against intrastate rival Ohio State for $10.
// GOING LIVE
Aside from the Dec. 17 game against Ohio State on ESPN2 and the Feb. 17 game versus Tulsa on the American Digital Network, all home games in 2017-18 will be streamed live on BearcatsTV free of charge. The link to the live stream can be found on the women's basketball schedule page. On the same page, links to live statistics can also be found.
// THE SERIES
Saturday's matchup will be the 35th all-time meeting between the two teams. In its sixth-longest all-time rivalry, UC trails MU, 16-18, while the series is tied, 7-7, in games played in Cincinnati. The Bearcats are 2-3 in the last five matchups against the Redhawks including a 49-43 win last season in Oxford, Ohio. In the victory, forward Shanice Johnson (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara/Monroe CC) recorded her second-consecutive double-double with 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. UC fell short in the last meeting in Cincinnati, a 65-56 decision on Jan. 2, 2011.
// LAST TIME OUT
UC (2-1) defeated the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions, 82-43, on Wednesday night at SUA.
Playing its first of 16 home games this season at SUA, UC used a 22-0 run from the 1:56 mark of the first quarter to the 4:18 mark of the second to take control of the game with a 36-15 advantage. Armed with a 44-19 halftime lead, the closest the Red & Black would let the visitors get was 22 points late in the third quarter. A 16-0 UC streak over the bulk of the final period pushed UC's advantage to more than 40 points late as the home team cruised to victory.
All 13 Bearcats who saw action in the game scored, led by sophomore guard Antoinette Miller's (Detroit, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup) career-high-tying 16 points. Freshman forward Iimar'I Thomas (Oakland, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep) notched UC's first double-double of the season with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
// SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
True freshman Thomas has been impressive early on. Through three games, the 17-year-old is averaging team bests of 17.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest in only 23.7 minutes a game. Her 75-percent field goal percentage is tops in the American Athletic Conference while her points per game average ranks 11th.
After becoming the 26th member of UC women's basketball's 1,000-point club last season, senior guard Ana Owens (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) continues her climb up the all-time scoring list. Her 1,151 total career points currently ranks 18th all-time. She is on pace to break into the top 10 before the season's end.
Following just missing recording her 14th career double-double on Monday against Sliipery Rock with nine points and nine rebounds, Johnson is poised for a big senior season. Her 13 double-doubles last season ranked among the top 25 in the nation. The forward began last year with double-doubles in four of the first five games of the season.
The Bearcats have been dominant in the paint already in 2017-18 with 126 points over the first three games, a 42 points-a-contest average. UC scored 38 at ETSU on Nov. 10 and followed with 44 against both Slippery Rock on Monday and Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday. Along with that, the Red & Black is shooting an efficient 52.9-percent from the field with an average of approximately 57 shot attempts per contest. The Bearcats' shooting percentage is best in The American, while their 81.3 points per game ranks second. UC is also getting it done on the defensive end with 30.6-percent field goal percentage defense which is second-best in the league.
// SCOUTING THE REDHAWKS
MU (1-1) is fresh off a 75-66 loss at Purdue on Wednesday. In the defeat, the Redhawks were led by 22 points from sophomore guard Lauren Dickerson, while junior guard/forward Kendall McCoy added 16 points and sophomore forward Savannah Kluesner scored 12.
Miami opened the season with a 91-64 home demolition of Detroit inside Millett Hall.
On the year, Dickerson averages a team-best 24.0 points a contest, while Kluesner and McCoy add 16.0 and 11.0 per, respectively.
The Redhawks are led by first-year head coach Megan Duffy who spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan.
In the preseason, UM was picked to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division, while Dickerson was an All-MAC East Division Team selection.